Ben Davies

Ben Davies serves as Lecturer in Political Philosophy at the University of Sheffield's School of History, Philosophy and Digital Humanities since September 2023, following a Research Fellowship at Oxford's Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics and teaching positions at Leeds and US institutions. His academic foundation includes studies at King's College London and the University of Edinburgh.

His research centers on healthcare ethics with primary focus on intergenerational justice, patient/practitioner responsibility, and health sufficiency frameworks. Current work examines democratic health priority-setting processes, while additional interests span ageing ethics, animal welfare, disability theory, discrimination, professional ethics, and well-being concepts. He actively seeks collaboration with healthcare priority-setters across operational levels.

Davies' publication trajectory from 2020-2025 reveals concentrated expertise in bioethics and political philosophy, particularly regarding health justice frameworks and responsibility ethics. His work appears in leading journals including Bioethics, Journal of Medical Ethics, and Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics, addressing critical issues like resource allocation during pandemics, genetic information rights, and fiduciary models in clinical decision-making.

Scientific awards: No awards documented in source materials.

As an educator, Davies teaches 'Global Justice' (Autumn) and 'Topics in Political Philosophy' (Spring), while welcoming MA/PhD supervision inquiries in bioethics, political philosophy, and health-related applied ethics. He explicitly encourages engagement from healthcare practitioners involved in priority-setting.

No laboratory or research team affiliations are indicated in available documentation.